It is Feb. 26, and “The Pat McAfee Show” is filming in Indianapolis the week of the NFL Scouting Combine. McAfee sits behind a desk. Before him is an arc of chairs, occupied by a few of what he describes as his “stooges” and a featured guest: Adam Schefter, ESPN’s NFL insider. Schefter’s presence and…
MARS, Pa. — It’s just after lunch on a snowy January day, and the math teacher in Room 222 is sketching Pascal’s triangle on the whiteboard. Andy Bednar did not go to Cornell to teach advanced algebra. He went there to pitch for the baseball team, kick for the football team and study civil environmental…
PHILADELPHIA — The Penn State fans inside Wells Fargo Center rose to their feet and held five fingers in the air. In the waning seconds of Carter Starocci’s final match as a Nittany Lions superstar, one last gasp from Northern Iowa’s Parker Keckeisen ended the same way every Starocci match has gone during his five…
Every Friday, the staff of The Athletic recommends the most compelling sports on TV to watch this weekend. This week, in honor of the early days of perennial March Madness, we lead with the most must-see college basketball games of the weekend, plus a few other games to watch. 📝Selection Sunday Shows Men’s NCAA Tournament…
MADISON, Wis. — Three hours before the Wisconsin Badgers were set to practice on a Tuesday afternoon in late January, the best coach in the history of women’s college hockey was telling a story about a deer. “I’d like to get in the mindset of a deer,” Mark Johnson said during a coaches meeting inside…
Each Friday, a selection of reporters and editors from The Athletic will offer recommendations of games, events and shows to watch over the weekend. Saturday 🏀 Men’s College BasketballDuke at UNC6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN The final weekend of the regular season for high-major men’s basketball conferences is loaded with marquee matchups, but you don’t…
An NCAA committee recommended on Wednesday adding flag football to its emerging women’s sports program, a significant step toward it becoming an officially sponsored championship sport in all three divisions. The NCAA said at least 65 schools are already sponsoring flag football at either the club or varsity level, with more moving in that direction….
Mikayla Blakes timed her jump perfectly, grabbed the rebound off the front of the rim and tipped the ball in with 0.8 seconds left on the clock. Moments later she was celebrating Vanderbilt’s first win against rival Tennessee since 2019. Then something funny happened. “After the handshake line, I was like, ‘Who is this bald…
Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu, who won a bronze on floor exercise at the 2024 Olympic Games after a controversial ruling that stripped the medal from American Jordan Chiles, will join Stanford’s gymnastics team in the fall. She announced her commitment via Instagram on Wednesday. “Can’t wait to join this amazing family! Go Card,” she wrote….
Say nothing. That’s what Caroline Ullring kept telling herself through the final days of March 1999. She had accused her college tennis coach of sexually assaulting her in a Texas motel room during a spring break trip with the team. In late March, she had told athletic department officials about it, including a counselor and…